function [sshConnection] = turnOnBoat(whichBoat)

assert((whichBoat==1) || (whichBoat==2) || (whichBoat == 3), ...
    'Bad boat selection, needs to be 1, 2, or 3.\n');

switch whichBoat
    case 1
        boatIP = '192.168.1.101';
    case 2
        boatIP = '192.168.1.102';
    case 3
        boatIP = '192.168.1.103';
end  

username = 'actuv';
password = 'CMU-actuv';
command = './boats\ code/New\ Boats\ Code/exp_main';
sshConnection = ssh2_config(boatIP, username, password);
ssh2_command(sshConnection, command,1);




end